— stockpiler , n.
/stok"puyl'/ , n. , v. , stockpiled, stockpiling .
n.
1. a supply of material, as a pile of gravel in road maintenance.
2. a large supply of some metal, chemical, food, etc., gathered and held in reserve for use during a shortage or during a period of higher prices.
3. a quantity, as of munitions or weapons, accumulated for possible future use.
v.t.
4. to accumulate (material, goods, or the like) for future use; put or store in a stockpile.
v.i.
5. to accumulate in a stockpile.
[ 1915-20; STOCK + PILE 1 ]